Wilderness and Razor Wire: A Naturalist's Observations from Prison by Shelton, Richard

Wilderness and Razor Wire: A Naturalist's Observations from Prison

From Mark Slouka, San Francisco Chronicle: Ken Lamberton would like you to believe his book, Wilderness and...
BD$22.44 BMD
BD$22.44 BMD
SKU: 9781562791162
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 0 left in stock
Author: Richard Shelton
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Subtotal: BD$22.44
10 customers are viewing this product
Wilderness and Razor Wire: A Naturalist's Observations from Prison by Shelton, Richard

Wilderness and Razor Wire: A Naturalist's Observations from Prison

BD$22.44

Wilderness and Razor Wire: A Naturalist's Observations from Prison

BD$22.44
Author: Richard Shelton
Format: Paperback
Language: English
From Mark Slouka, San Francisco Chronicle: Ken Lamberton would like you to believe his book, Wilderness and Razor Wire, '' is about the smell of creosote and rain on the wind, about hawkmoths dipping from the wells of cactus. Don't believe him. Don't be misled by the drawings of brittlebush and silverleaf oak (all done by Lamberton himself), or the well-intentioned, avuncular foreword by Richard Shelton, who taught Lamberton writing in prison workshops and at the University of Arizona. Though the nature writing here may be some of the best to come our way in a generation, this is not first and foremost a book about poppies and peppergrass. It is about the soul in pain. Reading it is like chatting with someone on the street and suddenly noticing there is blood running down his side. All of which is to say that Lamberton (for the past 12 years an inmate of Tucson's Santa Rita Prison) has written something entirely original: an edgy, ferocious, subtly complex collection of essays on the nature of freedom and the freedom of nature, whose true subject, and greatest accomplishment, may be its own narrative voice.

Author: Richard Shelton, Ken Lamberton
Publisher: Mercury House
Published: 04/27/2013
Pages: 242
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.56w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781562791162


Award: John Burroughs Medal for Outstanding Natural History Writing - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/1999 pg. 1476
Booklist 11/15/1999 pg. 587
Publishers Weekly 10/11/1999

This title is not returnable

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Related Products

Recently Viewed Products